Daily Republican., 1887-04-14
tn. p.p-Hsndle Railroad Robbsriss.


PIrTsBURG, Pa, April 13.-Tbe sc-
completes Of the railroad thieves are 70
sorting TO threats 10 intimidafe the ran
Hand 10 Railroad officials. Among the
mail laid on Superintendent Taylor's
desk this morning was istter In
dainty envelope. 1t WAS add ressed 10
Mr.. Tsy lor. who opened 1t and found
the following threatening missive:
"Don't make any more arrests,--y you,
or We will Ont your - wires, and 90
IL rs often ae We please. You cant get
US all, and you had better let the mat
ter drop. Dennison, Ohio, April IL,
1881"
Two more arrests were made shortly
after midnight. John Bsrth and U. w.
Smith, brakemen, supposed to be i'm.
| d icated In the robberiee, were surprised
| nom the Pan. H andle o short time ago,
and has since been working on the
Baltimore and Ohio Several pawn
/ ia faid, we're found on the persons oil
the prisoners. john Nimmo, chief OF
the brotherhood Of Braksmen on the
Pan Handle Road, called upon Deputy
Mayor Gripp, before whom the war.
rants had been sworn out,this morning,
and stat cd that the Brotherhood would
EN- ploy counsel to defend the prisoners.
1t was the intention also to procsed
agsinst the company for damages.
Detective Coulson, Of the city police,
left this morning to arrest several men
who had been In the employ OF the
Icompany, but had left before the ex
posture. These men, 1t is claimed, are
known to have been among the most
} prom ipent and reckless on tbs Pan
Handle They are now In the emplt J
OF the Pennsy lvsnia Railroad. the Fort
Wayne, the lake Erie and the Balti-
more and Ohio. II IL asserted that
these men wen. to the other lines te
Iorganize the crews OF those rOads. with
Ia view Of systematic robbery.
The Pennsy lvania Company an
nounced through one OF Its lea1ipg Off
cials TO day that five days would bs
given to people having In their posses
sion goods stolen from the Pan Handle
trains In which to return the same. NJ
questions will be asked, and no further
In vastigatiOn follow IL the goods are re
turned. The compsny has list Of ovel
forty houses In this city In which stole,
property Ia concealed, and It Is to react
these and save the trouble OF numerou
arrests and long trials that this methot
has been adopted.
This afternco 1t came to light that ,
car was riflsd Sunday q week ago be
tween this city and Dennison, lot ,
s!ngle article Of value being left behind
the property taken Wan valued ut 80. 500
1t has been stated That the goods store'
in the rear OF Detectiv Gil kinson'
jprivate Office contains 500, 900 worth o
valuabies, u part OF which was obtaine,
ct the city licences"
John Hampton. one OF the company
counsel, said in an interview f." Ha;
: the officials of the Pan. Hand lie Railroa,
. desired to arrest all of the employees O
the road who we're directly or indirtc,
Ily connected VITA the robberies,
! would have been necessary to stop tn,
Operations Of the read.
When the case had been worked n
to the point Of making the arrests sc
> lection WAS made from the loug lists c
> names, the supposed ringleaGers be!n
J the one against whom the charges wer
! preferred Assistant District Attorne
Pagan stated that there were NJ leas
. one hundred aud six ipformatiops, an
-. bat come OF them named eight and te
t lpsrsons
Tbs only arrest today was G. W
3 Foresha, who was captured Al Collier
DIV. Va, and brought 10 this city Il
hight. There are nine char2os agsiDs
him. This makes ak 'y.tL;ee mt IL mo-
luuder arrest.